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Epoxy vs Varnish Plymouth Sailor at 4:37pm 05.16.24 Ask All Sailors 17/911 Dear Sailors, I recently built a bar using red oak as a top and finished it with a clear epoxy made
Xantrex Freedom Charger/Inverter CMOS Battery? duck21 at 6:41am 05.16.24 Ask All Sailors 9/393 Hi! A quick bit of context: I'm in a northern climate where the water gets hard, so we haul out eac
out haul cleat colin59 at 6:19am 05.16.24 Mid-Size Boats 4/482 Hello, have a new to me H290 and just setting up the running rigging for the first time after haul o
End of Times Sailgunner at 6:33pm 05.15.24 Big Boats 6/587 Goodbye fellow sailors. After sailing for longer than I can remember and owning our Hunter 410 for 1
DST housing valve fell off Dr. D at 12:28pm 05.15.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/547 My DST 810 works as advertised. It replaced a DST 800 which was flaky, at best. However, the valve i
Fuel tank fitting for pick up tube and fuel shut off for "83 O'Day 28 RBilly at 12:02pm 05.15.24 Bigger Boats 10/637 Anyone know what the pick up tube would be made of then ( copper?). Has anyone removed theirs? How?
Removing caulk.... NYSail at 10:44am 05.15.24 Ask All Sailors 12/512 So wife is removing the caulk between the hull and teak toe rails. She is using small chisels and it
Has anyone installed new Companionway Slider Track Felt? AndyL at 10:36am 05.15.24 Big Boats 10/749 The hatch on my 2004 Hunter 36 squeaks and I think it's because the thin felt in the metal side rail
Air Conditioner Condenser Pump kloudie1 at 8:12am 05.15.24 Ask All Sailors 6/312 Seems like automobiles are kinda shifting toward electrically driven water pumps for cooling.. some
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What Tide Chart do you use on your Cell Phone? sailcapt340 at 2:58pm 05.14.24 Ask All Sailors 11/667
23.5 outboard motor Southern Crux at 2:04pm 05.14.24 Smaller Boats 19/1049 I have been told that my current Honda 9.9hp outboard is on its last legs and to repair is not worth
Beneteau 323 missing mid-ship cleat for spring lines nitrogenase at 7:23am 05.14.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/463 Hello all, our Beneteau 323 is missing a mid ship cleat for spring lines, so we use modified spring
looking to buy a new (to me) boat SteveinTC at 7:23am 05.14.24 Trailer Sailors 11/960 Hi, I loved sailing as a kid but am now 55. I live in Northern Michigan and last summer I found a f
Insurance Burdette at 11:31am 05.13.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/636 We bought a Hunter Legend 37.5 and need to get insurance. Which company is the best? Also, we were g
Selden in-mast furler halyard car won't go up Jim Blue Sapphire at 7:22am 05.13.24 Ask All Sailors 1/172 I have a Selden in-mast furler for my main sail and the halyard car is getting stuck. I have a 2007
12v breaker panel wiring question (3) domer94 at 6:41pm 05.12.24 Ask All Sailors 8/545 in doing an install of aux 12v panels in my 1982 sabre 30 which has a very limited 12v capacity. the
start times for a pursuit race NCBrew at 12:21pm 05.12.24 Racing 3/498 How do you figure start times for a pursuit race
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) john6206 at 11:50am 05.12.24 Destinations 17/1257 I've always assumed that the mooring balls at Hasserott Beach were privately owned. My friend said h
Compass cover (1) morbidfollower at 10:55am 05.12.24 Catalina 22 0/293 Does anyone have this same compass or know which model it is? I assume it's from the 90's. Suunto is

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Hunter 340 'soggy' ruddder question please smokey73 at 6:58am 10.29.24 Mark, Your rudder was most likely manufactured by Foss Foam in Florida (www.newrudders.com). I rea
Dodger and Bimini features you love? jssailem at 6:40am 10.29.24 The issue is set up, matching your existing hardware and making the time expended worth the shop's e
Hunter 27-2 Salon Wood Species Crazy Dave Condon at 6:24am 10.29.24 Call the forum store and ask for Al or Mike who are former Hunter employees. Please include year of
Capri 22 jib sail question. shemandr at 5:25am 10.29.24 I assume you are talking in True Wind. 18 True would look something like 22 Apparent going upwind.
Salon table storage bench IDMorrison at 5:20am 10.29.24
Indian Summer in the Pacific NW Terry Cox at 4:28am 10.29.24
Black tank overboard discharge.... Terry Cox at 4:23am 10.29.24 No lock, no zip tie either. In our case, the CG inspector just looked at the valve and saw that it w
How to rig a dinghy for a Catalina 28 Terry Cox at 4:18am 10.29.24 Different model boat, but here is how we carry our dink. Hunter 42 Owner Modifications and Upgrades
Hunter 34 Refit Help Capt Robbie at 12:19am 10.29.24
Hunter 340 'soggy' ruddder question please markymac1961 at 11:34pm 10.28.24 Yes, you need to replace or remove those. Just for the peace of mind. I was at my boat this morni
Dodger and Bimini features you love? (1) paulheth at 10:18pm 10.28.24 Making some progress here. Receive a few quotes. But the one I like most has one irregularity. Th
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard (1) aftica_1 at 10:16pm 10.28.24
Hunter 27-2 Salon Wood Species (2) DHembree at 7:31pm 10.28.24 Attached are some photos of the portions of the salon at it currently is. I'm not convinced it's tea
Wanted to say hi jssailem at 6:25pm 10.28.24 Welcome back @Mackaroni
Black tank overboard discharge.... jssailem at 6:24pm 10.28.24 I have had the CG aboard for inspection. The through hull had a zip tie restraining the movement of
Black tank overboard discharge.... Calif. Ted at 5:25pm 10.28.24 No, I have both a macerator from the tank or a Y valve for direct overboard discharge both with thru
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting Clutch Cargo at 5:13pm 10.28.24 Update - she is on the hard and the patch looks absolutely perfect.
Wanted to say hi Clutch Cargo at 5:10pm 10.28.24 Welcome back aboard.
Black tank overboard discharge.... BigEasy at 4:30pm 10.28.24
Black tank overboard discharge.... Rich 35.5 at 4:22pm 10.28.24 There is nothing to attach a zip tie to either....

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